When a pet owner chooses hospice care, he or she works closely with a vet, who prescribes painkillers and offers instruction on how to care for the animal at home. Marocchino has a network of 30 vets who offer this service; they report that some 30 percent of their clients now opt for it over euthanasia. Vallejo, Calif., resident Eileen Kinder chose it for her 12-year-old rabbit. “It provided closure,” she says. “The biggest benefit was that there were no regrets.”
